August 2007

Tidier gardens and urbanisation are blamed for hedgehogs' decline. These mammals have been included on an updated list of species and habitats which need protection.

The new Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) has identified 1,149 species and 65 habitats in the UK as be...read more

Wet weather, home improvements and wind turbines are putting Britain's bats at risk. Why do we care so little about these extraordinary, mysterious animals?

The modern world seems cruelly impervious to these secretive creatures, who live such unseen, unheard and un...read more

ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR MAMMALS

The 2007 Mammal Society Autumn Symposium will take place at the Zoological Society of London Meeting Rooms between 23rdand 24th November 2007.

In the face of continued development pressure and increasin...read more

Bay of Biscay Cetacean Watching Opportunity!

This is not a DMG event but the Group is happy to compile a list of people attending so you can contact each other before the event and perhaps arrange car-sharing or to meet up when on-board ship. DMG will not be involve...read more

The outlook is good for black-footed ferrets, North America's most endangered mammals and only native ferrets, which are rebounding after near extinction in part due to their ability to survive their youth, new research suggests.

Black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigri...read more

A plague of field voles in central Spain has led the authorities to resort to controlled burning of fields. Agricultural officials say they are not sure what caused the surge in vole numbers. The farm union COAG says about 400,000 hectares of land (988,000 acres) is affected b...read more

The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) has recently published a comprehensive handbook for undertaking surveys for Bats within the UK.

Bat Surveys - Good Practice Guidelines provides a guide to the type and level of survey required for different habitats, in order to adeq...read more